potatoes

英 [pəˈteɪtəʊz]

美 [pəˈteɪtoʊz]

n.  马铃薯; 土豆; 洋芋
potato的复数

柯林斯词典

• See also:sweet potato
• PHRASE 棘手的问题；烫手山芋；意见不一的复杂问题
  You can refer to a difficult subject that people disagree on as ahot potato.
  1. ...a political hot potato such as abortion.
     类似堕胎这样政治上的烫手山芋

双语例句

• I have to feed the chickens and hoe the potatoes
  我得喂鸡，还得为马铃薯锄草。
• Potatoes sprout twice a year.
  马铃薯一年发两次芽。
• Stir the parsley into the potatoes and serve at room temperature.
  把欧芹拌入土豆里，放至常温后再端上桌。
• The potatoes were drowned in chilli.
  马铃薯完全被辣椒盖住了。
• These potatoes peel easily.
  这些土豆很容易去皮。
• They ate a mash of 2 potatoes, 2 carrots& cabbage
  他们吃了由两个土豆、两根胡萝卜和洋白菜做的糊。
• Choose small waxy potatoes for the salad.
  选些个头小、表皮光滑的土豆做色拉。
• Potatoes are still the most popular food, followed by white bread.
  马铃薯仍然是最受欢迎的食物，其次是白面包。
• Unfortunately attempts to crossbreed it with other potatoes have been unsuccessful
  不幸的是，将它与其他土豆品种杂交的尝试均告失败。
• The South American Indians have been cooking and eating potatoes for well over two thousand years.
  南美印第安人烹调食用土豆已有2000多年的历史了。